Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural by country
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
34
Highest
87.1%
Poland
Lowest
3.4%
Brazil
Median
24.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
329
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 87.1% in Poland; the lowest is 3.4% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.7%, and the mean is 31.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 274.6%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 45.0%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 87.1% | 2019 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Moldova | 79.6% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 67.8% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 67.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia, Republic of | 60.1% | 2022 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 6 | Kosovo | 53.2% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 51.7% | 2021 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 8 | South Africa | 47.3% | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyz Republic | 42.8% | 2020 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 41.2% | 2019 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 35.0% | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 34.6% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 13 | Georgia | 30.5% | 2021 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 29.3% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus, Republic of | 28.9% | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 26.0% | 2019 | up 219.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 25.0% | 2022 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 24.4% | 2020 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 24.1% | 2022 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 22.8% | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 21.6% | 2013 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.1% | 2021 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 20.9% | 2020 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Bolivia | 17.8% | 2021 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 17.4% | 2022 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia, Republic of | 16.1% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 16.0% | 2021 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 13.0% | 2021 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 12.7% | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 12.3% | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 31 | Panama | 11.1% | 2023 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 11.0% | 2021 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 8.4% | 2022 | up 75.6% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 3.4% | 2022 | down 18.1% | rising |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap